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Filling the Gaps: Consolidating Evidence on the Design of Alternative Targeted Food Programmes in Bangladesh

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  • Dorosh, Paul

    (Research Fellow and Chief of Party, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Bangladesh Project)

  • Haggblade, Steven

    (Senior Research Associate with the Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Programmes and served as Chief of Party for the IFPRI project in Bangladesh from March 1992 through July 1994)

Abstract

Over the past 25 years, Bangladesh's targeted food programmes have varied substantially In the commodities distributed, seasons of operation, and targeting mechanisms. This paper attempts to generalize from this broad programming experience by using a seasonal multi-market model to analyze the consequences of existing and hypothetical programme designs. Analysis points to several design features—increasing monetization of wheat followed by cash payments to workers, particularly in Food for Work; more attention to the timing of income and wheat supply injections; and continued targeting of female-headed households—that offer potential gains in programme efficiency, target group incomes, and calorie consumption of the poor.

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  • Dorosh, Paul & Haggblade, Steven, 1995. "Filling the Gaps: Consolidating Evidence on the Design of Alternative Targeted Food Programmes in Bangladesh," Bangladesh Development Studies, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), vol. 23(3-4), pages 47-80, Sept-Dec.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:badest:0344
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    Cited by:

    1. Dostie, B. & Haggblade, S. & Randriamamonjy, J., 2002. "Seasonal poverty in Madagascar: magnitude and solutions," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 27(5-6), pages 493-518.
    2. Dorosh, Paul A. & Shahabuddin, Quazi & Aziz, M. Abdul & Farid, Naser, 2002. "Bumper crops, producer incentives and persistent poverty," MSSD discussion papers 43, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    3. del Ninno, Carlo & Dorosh, Paul A., 2002. "In-kind transfers and household food consumption," FCND briefs 134, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    4. Barrientos, Armando & Nino-Zarazua, Miguel, 2010. "Social Assistance in Developing Countries Database Version 5.0," MPRA Paper 20001, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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    Keywords

    Wheat; Dry seasons; Commodities; Cash; Food policy; Wheat prices; Food rationing; Income elasticity of demand; Development studies; Food consumption;
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    JEL classification:

    • A12 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines

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